calva

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Latin calva (the scalp).

Noun

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calva (plural calvae)

  1. (anatomy) Rhe calvaria; the dome or roof of the skull.
    The excavation turned up one small femur, one broken calva, and one jawbone.

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Etymology 2

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A shortened form of calvados.

Noun

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calva (countable and uncountable, plural calvas)

  1. Calvados, an apple brandy made in France, or a glass of this brandy.
    • 2005, Fred Vargas, Have mercy on us all, page 140:
      "I believe you are already acquainted with Captain Le Guern. Please join us for a glass of calva."

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Asturian

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Adjective

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calva

  1. feminine singular of calvu

Dutch

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Etymology

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Clipping of calvados, or directly from French calva.

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calva m (plural calva's, diminutive calvaatje n)

  1. Synonym of calvados (French apple brandy)

French

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Noun

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calva m (plural calvas)

  1. calva; calvados

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkal.va/
  • Rhymes: -alva
  • Hyphenation: càl‧va

Adjective

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calva

  1. feminine singular of calvo

Noun

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calva f (plural calve)

  1. female equivalent of calvo (bald man)

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Italic *kalowā, from Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-.

Noun

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calva f (genitive calvae); first declension

  1. the bald scalp of the head
  2. skull
Declension
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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative calva calvae
Genitive calvae calvārum
Dative calvae calvīs
Accusative calvam calvās
Ablative calvā calvīs
Vocative calva calvae

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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calva

  1. inflection of calvus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

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calvā

  1. ablative feminine singular of calvus

References

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  • calva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • calva”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • calva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • calva”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Portuguese

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.vɐ/ [ˈkaʊ̯.vɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkaw.va/ [ˈkaʊ̯.va]
 

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calva

  1. feminine singular of calvo

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkalba/ [ˈkal.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -alba
  • Syllabification: cal‧va

Noun

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calva f (plural calvas)

  1. bald patch (area of baldness)
  2. an area on a hide or fabric from which the hair or pill has worn out
  3. clearing (area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees)
  4. (games) a traditional shepherds’ sport played in parts of Spain, the object of which is to knock down a partially supported horn or piece of wood (the calva) by throwing stones at it. In a modern version the stones have been substituted with metal cylinders (the marro) and horns are no longer used as targets
  5. (games) the wooden target used in the game of calva

Adjective

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calva

  1. feminine singular of calvo

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